Yes. Civilization is now at an end. Why do you ask? If there weren't two crisp twenties under the bun, I couldn't imagine what would make this worth it. But if you live long enough in a city where a first-grader's birthday party can cost $3,000, you … [Continue reading]
Experts at getting A’s
According to a story in today's LA Times (sadly, registration required): Today's college freshmen got more A's than ever in high school while studying a record low number of hours in their senior year, according to a national survey by UCLA. But … [Continue reading]
Poetry illiterate
Because I haven't learned my lesson well enough, I started in on another 800-page book, Savage Beauty by Nancy Milford. It's a biography of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, who was a giant figure in the Jazz Age and is much less well known today. It's … [Continue reading]
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